The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-30
FACT AND FANCY.

Ripe cherries are In the markets OF southern
California.
A jewelers. exchange will be opened in New
York Julyl.
Buddhism is becoming fashionable as a re-
llgion In Boston
Pennsylvania legislators are paid salary
instead Of a per diem.
Three thousand tons of ice was melted by
recent fire In Baltimore, Nd
Portland, Oregon, carpenters are striking for
nine hours work instead of ten.
The next republican state convention Of
Ohio is TO be held at Toledo, July 81
Sxty-nve tons of steel rails are turned out
| laily at the rollermls In Columbia, Pa,
| The Mcxicans are using electricity to light
up the amphitheaters for their bull-fghts.
1t is thought that York state win derive
! 100000 this year from the celebrated in
hertance tax.
There are eight thousand Pluto Indians in
stead of four thousand, as has been paragraph
ed by numerous exchanges, according to the
chief of that interesting tribe.
Vegetables are arriving from the south at
northern markets. One Charleston steamer
brought 4 600 quarts Of Strawberries, marrow
fat peas cabbage, and other vegetables.
Gen. John Stark, of Revolutionary fame, is
about to have monument erected in his
memory, the town of Manchester, n. H., hav-
| log recently subscribed So, 0J0 for that purpose.
A lobster firm at Rocliland Me-, shipped
from the LIST of October to March 20, $500 bar
rels Of Holsters to New York dealers. The
Holsters, 247 500 in number, were valued at
$4,000
Sawdust only is used by an Oregon Touring.
mill In the generation OF steam. 1t would
cost 500 day to feed the the furnaces Of the
mill with coal, while with sawdust it costs
only $50 day
Two or three nights ago white deacon In
Chatham county, South Carolina, set n steel
trap in his corn.crib, and upon visiting 1t In
the morning found colored deacon with four
fingers in the trap.
The Bencdctne sisters of charity Of New
ark n j., have purchased go acres of land
belonging to Allen Thorndyke Rice, editor OF
The North AmericU Revico, known as 'the
plains and situated in Caroline county near
Greensboro, Md. The property will be used
for female academy and nunnery.
To be thoroughly English
gentleman one must not content himself with
one summer cottage. He must own three or
four, one in the mountains, another at the
seashore, and another ut his farm. He can
move according to his fancy, however, and
can occupy the house which he considers most
seasonable.
A wellknown retail merchant was in bad
humor one Monday morning. friend said
to him. Charley, | am afraid the preaching
yesterday did not do you much good" ut
did not" was the answer. my pastor
preached against the folles Of fashionable
dress, and most OF the ladies Of his congrega-
ton are my customers
"James" said the miltman to his new boy,
"d'ye see what Pm a-doin OFF, Eyes sir"
replied James, "you're a-pourin' water in the
milk" "No, Pm not James; I'm a.pourin'
milk in the water So, If ANYBODY asks you
If put water in my milk you tell 'em no.
Alters stick to the truth, james; cheatin' is
bad 'nough, but lynn is wuss.n
The "beaulifulm Indian maiden, thinks o
writer to The Philadelphia Press, is generally
big, fat, dirty looking creature with a
blanket around her that comes to her knees,
bare headed, with moccasins on that she
generally pulls of when they are worn out.
The blanket is fastened at the neck and also
with a belt at the waist One thing they
have the most beautiful, pearl-looking teeth.
1t happened In New Haven, The Congregd-
tonalist says, on Easter Sunday. An old lady
watched the services through with brcathless
interest and then, turning TO stranger,
SAID: 1.-THE choir did well, didn't theyr
''Excelleutyn was the reply; whereat the
faithful observer OF the proceedings remark
ed dramatically: "There was S. bet up
that they'd break down" VIII unregenerate
worldllngs be betting next on ministers!
1t is said that c,tlz,n OF Augusta, Ga,
dreamed the other night that he was standing
at the grave OF his father, who lived In dis
tant city and whom lie had not seen for years.
On the following night the dream was repeat
cd. Early the next morning he went to the
telegraph Office TO send a dispatch home, but
before he had filed out the blank the opera
tor handed him message announcing that
his father had died suddenly the night before.
Little Dick-An't those heathens funny
what think elephants and cows and things Is
sacredi Little Dot-Yes; why don't they have
a sacred eagle like we have. It's good deal
nicer. Eagles ant sacred; they is only pa
trlotic, like the Fourth Of July, that's ALL
ayes, they is sacred, too.n 'They ant"
"Ohl You bad hoy, you In our church we
have got great big eagle with its wings out,
aud the ministers put the bible ON so there,
now"
~ notice." said a clcrgyman's wife to her
husband, "that It is no longer fashionable for
the minister to kiss the bride at the wedding
ceremony" eyes sadly responded the good
man, ''many Of the pleasant features connect-